Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Emerging recording artist/songwriter Jules Larson has come a long way since her days as front-woman for Los Angeles pop/rock outfit Overnight Lows. Now solo and choosing to stay in her native City of Angels, Jules released her debut STRANGERS (produced by Ethan Allen) in late 2009. Her latest EP, titled A LOT LIKE YOU, was released in September 2010.

Monday, April 25, 2011

A really fun rockabilly tune by the the Swedish based band Broken Roads. The video is good and the band sounds really tight. It looks like it's been awhile since their MySpace page has been updated but there are several tracks featured there. You can also visit their band website here.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Terrific cover video and of Del Shannon's song "So Long Baby" by Joe G & The Zippity Doo Wop Band featuring Max Crook. You can see more of their work on their My Space page here and their YouTube channel here.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Jodymoon are Digna Janssen and Johan Smeets from The Netherlands. This authentic singer-songwriter duo writes highly personal and autobiographical songs about love, death, parting, aging and growth. "I Could Wait Forever" is a song from the album Who Are You Now. You could see more of Jodymoon's songs here.

This song invites you to think about the lack of peace in our world. "Pensa Se" participated in the contest Write a Song for Peace and Nonviolence sponsored by Tamagni Foundation and Ticino per il Burundi Foundation. To see more of Tony Resta and FreeWord work, visit here.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

I came across this on YouTube today but couldn't find anything about the artist. He is really great and the Dylan influence is definitely there. Wish I could identify because I really like the song and video.

Cool video by Bethan Horton singing an original song called "A Shining Star". According to her YouTube profile, she has played guitar since the age of 13 and Taylor Swift has been a big inspiration to her.

CirKus is a trip-hop band formed by Burt Ford, Karmil (aka Matt Kent), Lolita Moon and Neneh Cherry. They are currently based between Stockholm and London. "Bells" is their latest single featurung a cool electro pop sound.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

A fine acoustic cover of "King of Anything", a song written and recorded by singer Sara Bareilles, by Tim Whybrow. Tim, known on YouTube as Twisted Tim, has many more great covers on his channel. Check him out here.

Monday, April 4, 2011

A great and creative music video featuring several different video artists combined into one final original piece. Thanks to YouTuber Kutiman for this fun video. You can find a list of all artists used in this video here.

Stabbed In Back is a hardcore band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, the United States. The band was started by former Lillingtons drummer Timmy V. In 2006 the band was signed to Basement Records. "When Laughter Turns to Screams" comes from the album A Portrait of Noise, which was released in 2006.

Perrozompopo (Ramon Mejia) is a Nicaraguan songwriter that belongs to a generation of social and ideological changes that have deeply marked the compass of his work. He describes himself as part of a new generation of artists in Central America pushing for social change through the arts.